86R1944 MEW-D
By: Huberty H.B. No. 2961
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an allotment under the foundation school program for
students with dyslexia or related disorders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.006(a-1), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a-1) The commissioner by rule shall require each school
district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the
Public Education Information Management System information
regarding the number of students enrolled in the district or school
who are identified as having dyslexia or related disorders. The
agency shall maintain the information provided in accordance with
this subsection.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 42.1561 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.1561. ALLOTMENT FOR STUDENT WITH DYSLEXIA OR
RELATED DISORDER. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), for each student
that a school district serves who has been identified as having
dyslexia or a related disorder, the district is entitled to an
annual allotment equal to the district's adjusted basic allotment
as determined under Section 42.102 or Section 42.103, as
applicable, multiplied by 0.1 for each school year or a greater
amount provided by appropriation.
(b) A school district is entitled to the allotment under
Subsection (a) only for a student who:
(1) is receiving instruction that:
(A) meets applicable dyslexia program criteria
established by the agency; and
(B) is provided by a person with specific
training in providing that instruction; or
(2) has received the instruction described by
Subdivision (1) and is permitted, on the basis of having dyslexia or
a related disorder, to use modifications in the classroom and
accommodations in the administration of assessment instruments
under Section 39.023.
(c) Funds allotted under this section must be used in
providing services to students with dyslexia or related disorders.
(d) A school district may receive funding for a student
under this section and Section 42.151 if the student satisfies the
requirements of both sections.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.